Caren Myers Morrison, assistant professor at Georgia State University College of Law, discusses how internet tools are affecting our jury system, which she details in her new paper, Jury 2.0. She cites examples of jurors using the internet to seek information about cases, Facebook-friending witnesses and defendants, and even blogging about trials on which they are deliberating. She also expounds upon jury tradition in America, the evolution of impartiality’s definition, jury secrecy and integrity, ramifications of jurors’ internet activities, and the future of the jury — Jury 2.0
Related Readings
- Jury 2.0, by Caren Myers Morrison
- “Judge punishes Michigan juror for Facebook post”, AP
- “As Jurors Turn to Web, Mistrials Are Popping Up”, New York Times
- “Jurors Gone Wild”, Miami New Times
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